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Where did India make its debut in ODIs, against whom, and what was the result?

Answer : At Leeds, England and the home team won by four wickets.

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Though India suffered a reverse, it had two batters who scored a half-century. One was the skipper Ajit Wadekar (67). Who was the other?

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Two players who figured in the match, which was played for the Prudential Trophy, were members of the side that would lift the Prudential World Cup nine years later. Name these two Indian greats.

Answer : Sunil Gavaskar and Madan Lal.

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Which two members of the fabled ‘Spin Quartet’ played in the match?

Answer : Bishan Singh Bedi and S. Venkatraghavan.

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Being the first match, all the 11 Indians who played were debutants. The lone Englishman to make his first appearance was incidentally born in Shimla as his father was a Major with the 2nd Gurkha Rifles. Name the cricketer.

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India lost its first two ODIS and its first success came in the 1975 Prudential World Cup against a team which is not a regular International team now. Name the opponent.

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The India men have so far played 1055 ODIS, winning 559 of them. As of June 2024, against which full member of the ICC has India played the most matches (168).

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Who is the only player to have won two editions as captain?

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Who are the players to have won the cup as wicket-keeper captains?

Answer : MS Dhoni in 2007 & Jos Buttler in 2022 

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Which country was involved in two tied matches in the 2012 edition and lost both after a one-over eliminator?

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Which country has reached the semi-finals six times — most for any country in T20 World Cup history?

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Dirk Nannes, Roelof van der Merwe, David Wiese and Mark Chapman share a similarity with respect to the T20 World Cup history. What is it?

Answer : To have played for 2 different countries. Nannes for Netherlands & Australia, Roelof for South Africa & Netherlands, Wiese for South Africa & New Zealand and Chapman for Hong Kong & New Zealand.

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Who is the only bowler from a non-test playing nation to pick up five wickets in an inning?

Answer : Ahsan malik for Netherlands 

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Who has stood as an on-field umpire in most matches?